Brush.



110,891,978. PATBNTBDIJUNB so. ma. J.E.BLYTHB.

BRUSH. 4

APPLIUATIQN FILED JAN. 29| 1908.

ff- I1 J0 i n I JOSEPH `EDMOND BLYTHE, BOONEVILLE, MISSISSIPPI.

BRUSH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 30, 1908.

Application filed J'anuarylS, 1908. Serial No. 413,311.

To all whom it may concern.' y j Be it known that I, JOSEPH EDMoND BLYTHE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Booneville, in the county of Prcntiss and State of Mississippi, have invented a new and useful Brush, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to drying attachments for scrubbing brushes, Vand has for its object to provide a squeegee attachment which will not only force the water into a tank provided for that purpose, but will hold and prevent the same leaking out.

The object of" the present invention is to provide a squeegee with a support or brace which will not only preserve its elasticity but will positively force it over the opening of the tank each time the pressure exerted to force it in an opposite direction is removed.

With this and other objects in view, as will more fully hereinafter appear, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrfngement of parts, hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportions, size and minor details of the structure may be made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

I'n the accompanying drawings z--Figure 1 is a front view of a brush having the tank and squeegee mounted thereon. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view on the line 2 2 ofv Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the device. Fig. 4 is a modification of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view taken en a line 3 3 of Fig. 4.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

1 designates" an oblong tank, preferably formed of a single sheet of metal bent at right angles to the direction of its length, forming the walls 3 and 4. The pieces 2 forming the end Walls for the .tank are riveted to the sides 3 and 4. The tank is secured to the head by the bolts 5 and thumb screws 6, the bolts extending through apertures 7 in the body of 'l the brush and similar apertures 8 extending iti' ansverselythrough the block 9 and clampedl l 1 ir. place by the thumb screws 6.

The head is "triangular in shape, havin a central aperture1 on its outer face for t e reception of a i handle, (not shown), the inner face forming the rear wall of the tank 1. On the inner end of the lower face of the head is formed a rabbet 10 extending the entire length of the block, and of a depth to accommodate the squeegee 11, the latter made of india rubber and having its inner side secured in said rabbet by nails or screws 12.

The outer side of the squeegee projects beyond the rabbet 10 and lthe outer Wall 4 of the tank 1 the projecting portion 13 extending beyond the outer face of the wall 4 having one of its faces contacted with the lower end o f the wall 4. Normallythe squeegee will occupy this position, but the'constant bending it must necessarily undergo by being forced over the surface of floors, windows, and the likc,"will, in a short time, cause it to -lose its elasticity with the result 'that it will fail to contact with the edge of the wall 4. It can be readily seen that in such position,

come this defect in-the presentv device there is employed the resilient rectangular metallic strip 14, forming a su port or platform of slightly; less length am considerably less width than the squeegce. The strip is disposed on the lower face of the squeegee intermediate the sides and ends, and is retained in this position.against'lateral and longitudinal movement by a rod 15, one end of which is turned at right angles and-projects upwardly through a perforation adjacent one end of the squeegce and lying parallel with and on the exterior of the end wall 2.

The rod is held in close .contact with the strip or platform by means of the helical s rmgs 17. In use there may be as many of t ese springs employed as thought necessary.

In the present instance the device is shown with three, one adjacent eitherend, and the third occupying the central position in. the tank. The springs are disposed within the tank 1 and have one end pro'ecting through apertures in the wall 3 thereof and secured on its outer face, as shown, the opposite end of 'each spring passing through alining perforations of the squeegec and strip and encircling the rod 15, forcing the squccgee through the rod and 'strip up against the end of the tank wall 4, as clearly shownin Figs. 1, 2 and 3.

It can be readily seen that a force applied to separate the squecgee from the end of the tank will be transmitted to the springs through the rod 15, placing the springs and its usefulness will be destroyed. To overtallic strip 14 rests on-the back of the brush -in the and when the parts are clamped together by the bolt and screw, each time the squeegee is forced away from the wall 4, there will be a" relative bending of the strip 14 and spring '17.

,Figs 4 and 5 show a modification of the l`device, the parts being the same'with the eX- ception that the helical springs and bolts are not employed and tofcompensate for the former, are springs 19 having one of their ends secured 1n a longitudinal groove formed bottom of the head and the opposite ends'projecting therefrom at right angles to and beyond the sides ofthe brush. To-these springs 1s riveted or .otherwise secured the metallic stri 20 functionally corresponding with the strlpV 14. Beneath the'springs 19 are screws 21- extending through a ertures in "the back of the brush, and the en s abutting the face of the springs. The function of these screws is to keep the outer ends of springs 19 in contact with the inner portion of the squeegee.

The operation of the device is as follows :-4 i After the floors, been scrubbed, the handle, (not shown), to'

windows or the like have whichthe brush is attached, is turned until the edge of the squeegee rests on the surface y just scrubbed. The device is then drawn towards the operator a sufficient pressure alpplied to force the squeegee away from tie wall 4 Aand over the wet surface. During' this movement thewater` on the surface of the Hoor and window will be forced up intothe tank.

sanare '1. In a device of the character described, the combination of a brush having a head secured to the back thereof and a squeegee fitted between the base of the head and back of the brush and rojecting in advance thereof, a metallic tan r having one edge normally in contact with said squeegee and another edge secured to the said head, an independent support for the squeegee havin its inner edge interposed between the bao of the brush andsquee'gee and its outer edge lying adjacent the outer edge of the squeegee.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination of a brush having a head secured to the back thereof and a squeegee fitted between the base of the lhead and back of the brush and rejecting in advance thereof, a metallic tan having one edge normally in contact with said s ueegee and another edge secured to the heaili, a resilient support for the squeegee having its inner edge interposed between the back of the brush and squeegee and a yielding connection between the platform and tank.

3. In a device of the character described, a brush, -a block mounted thereon, a bolt eX- tendin through said block, a thumb screw on sai bolt, a tank, a squeefree having a surface in contactwith one en of said tank, a resilient platform having a portion disposed between the brush andnblock, a rod on the face of said platform, a spring connecting the squeegee and platform through the rod to the tank, and relative yielding between the squeegee platform and spring when the squeegee is forced from Contact with the wall of the tank, said spring andN platform aiding to return the squeegee to its normal position, as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, Ihave hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

lVitnesses: l

A. C. BARNETT, J. B. SANDERS.

JOSEPH EnMoNn BLYTHE; i 

